Epigraph:
The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning.
And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will.
And the heaven He has raised high and set up a measure,
That you may not transgress the measure.
So weigh all things in justice and fall not short of the measure. (Al Quran 55:6-10)
Mount Rainier the most well known landmark of the state of Washington. Suggested reading: The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe. The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: Piety is not only in ritual prayer but actually saving God’s creation and humanity at large. There cannot be a greater tribute to the Creator or a greater service to humanity than saving the planet earth.
Source: Washington Post
By Lori Garver, who is chief executive at Earthrise Alliance and was deputy NASA administrator from 2009 to 2013.
NASA was not created to do something again. It was created to push the limits of human understanding — to help the nation solve big, impossible problems that require advances in science and technology. Fifty years ago, the impossible problem was putting a human on the moon to win the space race, and all of humanity has benefited from the accomplishment.
The impossible problem today is not the moon. And it’s not Mars. It’s our home planet, and NASA can once again be of service for the betterment of all.
Let’s remember our history. We went to the moon 50 years ago in response to the Soviet Union’s perceived domination of spaceflight. The 12 Americans who walked on the moon brought back 842 pounds of lunar material (rocks and dust), learned about our closest planetary body’s geology and gave us a view of the Earth that changed our perspective. But that’s not what drove NASA spending to 4 percent of the federal budget in 1965. We were willing to stake so much on the moon landing — only because there was so much at stake.
Suggested reading
Focus on Islam, Christianity and Environment
The Post’s View: Global warming led to scorching heat in Europe. Leaders must take it seriously.
Earth Day Today: Focus on Islam, Christianity and Environment https://t.co/T5o06J7yl4 pic.twitter.com/YAk500VXdk
— The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) April 23, 2016
Categories: Africa, Americas, Asia, Environment, Europe, Europe and Australia, The Muslim Times
Piety is not only in ritual prayer but actually saving God’s creation and humanity at large. There cannot be a greater tribute to the Creator or a greater service to humanity than saving the planet earth.
Yea, seems quite a waste of money to try and ‘colonize’ the moon and mars while ignoring the survival of the earth.